Global South communities are taking action and demanding accountability from their governments. Communities, individuals, and social movements must design and own policies and development activities to protect their rights and way of life and build resilience to the climate disaster. They offer real alternatives to corporate players’ market-based solutions using indigenous and local practices and rights-based approaches.
The global transition towards clean energy and decarbonization has spurred increased demand for battery technologies and electric mobility services. Investments on critical mineral resources are scaling up as continents and countries race to secure these raw material inputs needed to manufacture battery-powered products. Africa’s abundant natural resource endowments makes it...
Read MoreIBON Africa held a hybrid webinar titled, “Reclaim Our Land, Forests And Rivers: A CSO Review Of Kenya’s Amended Climate Change Act” last October 6, 2023, ahead of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Global Consultations on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). The CSO Review raised awareness on the implications of the...
Read MoreThis year’s APEHRD Forum’s theme gave focus on data collection and the importance of reporting incidents of the different types of attacks to environmental defenders. Lack of evidence for a lot of cases were brought up as a large factor in the continuing impunity that many in the Asia Pacific...
Read MoreIn May 2016, former President Uhuru Kenyatta introduced the Climate Change Act, the first of its kind in Africa. It was designed not only to establish mechanisms and strategies for supposedly achieving low-carbon climate development, but also to mainstream climate change as a central agenda in the development process. The...
Read MoreThis side event is co-organised by Serikat Perempuan Indonesia and IBON International at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference / ASEAN Peoples’ Forum 2023 (ACSC/APF 2023) convergence space on climate and environmental justice Indonesia is one of the world’s largest palm oil producers, and its oil palm plantations have expanded significantly...
Read MoreNairobi, Kenya – IBON Africa, a regional organisation advocating for climate justice and sustainable consumption and production, conducted the virtual side event “Towards a more inclusive and sustainable climate financing” ahead of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Side Event was held on May 18,...
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